It comes after the heads of two prime ministerial busts were severed and stolen in a regional Victorian city. A Captain Cook ...

While Cook is historically recognised as the explorer who charted and claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770, his arrival is also seen as a prelude to the violent colonisation, ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney's east has been splashed with red paint and had the sandstone damaged for the second time in 12 months.

“Randwick City Council condemns this act of vandalism of the heritage Captain Cook statue,” he said. “Vandalism is an illegal act that does a disservice to progressing your cause, a ...

Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the statue ...

Two statues of former Australian prime ministers have been beheaded and a Captain Cook statue splashed with red paint days out from Australia Day.

Randwick City councillor Dr Carolyn Martin told 2GB’s Ben Fordham the damage was discovered on Friday morning, and the statue was an “absolute mess”. The statue of Captain James Cook in ...

Light rail services across Sydney have been scuttled due to a “communication issue”, causing chaos for peak-hour commuters.

Light rail services have resumed across Sydney after three out of four lines were scuttled due to a “communication issue”.

Champion jockey Tommy Berry has backed a call for stricter guidelines on apprentices progressing to city racing.

Captain Cook statue damaged and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...